This week far finer-grain control over audio volume has been released for most Android devices. This control comes in an unofficial app by the name of Precise Volume – and it comes without cost. There ...

A regular Hack A Day reader sent in a tip about an LM386 stero amplifier with digital volume control. The resulting build is very professional and could easily be adapted into a slick iPod dock build.

"Since updating, the F3, F4, and F5 keys no longer work for controlling volume. They do adjust something, as the white volume control meter pops up and adjusts up and down - it just doesn't affect the ...

Digital potentiometers (pots) offer advantages for audio volume (gain) control applications and can replace bulky mechanical pots, especially in handheld portable devices such as MP3 players, PDAs, ...

It’s hard to put a good button on wireless headphones. Like I’ve said before, wireless headphones need to include audio playback controls, and they need to do so in a way that makes it easy for ...

EarTrumpet for Windows 11/10 is a UWP app hosted on the Microsoft Store. By installing this app, the user can get a modern, redesigned Volume Mixer in just one click from the system icons list. No ...

We've seen just about every sort of USB gadget under the sun. From USB speakers to USB toys, just about everything has been made into a computer peripheral. That being said, I can't say that I've ever ...

Microsoft has released software updates for the Xbox Series S and X and the Xbox app for iOS and Android that bring some quality-of-life improvements and small tweaks that you may notice the next time ...

I got an open box M-Audio M-Track Solo for silly cheap, just for laughs. I know absolutely nothing about music creation, but I do have quite a collection of USB DACs and the price was good... and I ...

My wife's comp has a pair of Logitech z625 speakers. They sound fine, but they're afflicted with obnoxious potentiometer scratching that I can only briefly subdue with Deoxit. Is there a better fix?